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lLetters Patent No. 95,121, dated September 21, 1869.

The'clrdule referred tain these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

planted, is eliectnally performed.

The construction of a portion-of my seed-planter, `relating to the operation of the seed-drop, by means of mechanism attached lto thewheel G, the arrange-v ment of the frame A with wheel G and drag H, attached thereto, and 4the position of the hopper F, I have" described in my Letters Patent, `No. -.77,057, dated April 2 1, 18:68.V

The'constru'ction of the remaining parts tohe described, being the shape of the Coulter E, audits position with regard to the shovel'G, and the attachment of the standard Dto the bean'rB, by which means the 'shovel G, attached to said standard, is gauged either doop or shallow; and third, the-position ofthe teeth That others may understand 'the construction an operation of my present improvements, I will give a full description of the same.

The coulter E is formed with its cutting-edge-curv ingunder the toe of the shovel, as shown inthe drawings,`and' secured to theV beam -by some suitable and suiiicient means, thestraightv edge or back resting in a notch cutiin the toe of the shovel.

. Theadvanta'ges of having the -cuttingedge curvedv back insteadV of forward, as usual, are: iirst, the draught', is. lessened to some extent;v and second, when it comes in contact with roots too large to be severed,- or large stones under the surface, it will not be necessary to stop and lift the apparatus over said obstacles, but', striking-the curved `edge of the coulter, it will ride the plow orshovel over them, Without the The standard D, to which is fastened the shovel C, by means of screw-bolts and nuts b, in order that it may-be removed and'replaced by-a plow, is formed an open frame, as shown,the Abottom of which forms a solefto run upon the bottomof a furrow, and itis atliability of breaking any of the parts.

tachedtofthe beam B byk screw-bolts `and nuts :c x',

by which means, in V combination' with'the wedge L,

the shovelattached to said standard may be gauged` either deep or shallow.

L is a wedge, having a longitudinal slot cut therein,

through'which the screw-bolt passes, thus permit- 'ting the wedge to slide longitudinally-when the screwbolts :v x' are not tightened; the object of said'wedge being toga-nge the shovel either deep or shallow, by

respectively sliding the wedge up further between the standard and beam to gauge the shovel deep, and

sldin'g'it in the contrary direction to produce a different effect, the screw-bolts are then tightened, and the s hovel'is ready gauged.

I are teeth, only one of which is shown, fastened to the frame A behind the hopper, as shown in the drawings, to throw the earth intothe furrow after the seed has been dropped therein The combination of these separately-construeted parts works thus:

The hopper being tilled with corn,`tl1e team attached and put inA motion, the coulter and shovel prepare the furrow, the seed-drop, being putin motion by lmeans of a knob attached to the side ot' the wheel, works avalve or seed-,drop connected with the hopper, dropping the seed in equal quantities and at equal distances, the teeth r shovels, being placed behind the hopper in the position shown, throw the earth accumulated on each side of the 'i'urrow in excavating the same,` over the seed, after which the wheel compresses the ridge thus formed, to'make it more compactand the drag following, breaks and disposes of the clods.

Having described my invention,

1..1he standard D, constructed shown, in combination with the separate shovel or plow C, as described.

2. The combination andar-rangement of the coulter E, curved backward, as described, .the shovel 0, and

standard D.

Witnesses:

Taos. It. COOKE, S.- F. WOODRUFF.. 

